Tag: Mahershala Ali
MCU’s Blade will be Rated R
Marvel may have finally stopped trying to ice skate uphill. In an interview with Deadline, Yann Demange, director of Marvel’s upcoming Blade reboot, says that the Daywalker’s first MCU adventure will be rated R. He doesn’t say whether this is a new development, but when he was hired along wit...
Read MoreBlade was Almost About a Group of Women
The many problems facing the new Blade movie include a draft that marginalized the lead character. According to a popular new article from Variety, the tumultuous Marvel film – which was originally supposed to come out this year but has been pushed back to 2025 – was going to be “led by women ...
Read MoreBlade Gets a New Creative Team
The Daywalker has risen once again. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel has found a new creative team for Blade. Yann Demange will direct the film, replacing Bassam Tariq, who left the project in September, while Michael Starrbury will write the script. That’s right; a new script is needed...
Read MoreBlade Causes a Marvel Release Date Shuffle
Marvel is reshuffling some of its release dates again. The Hollywood Reporter first exclusively revealed that Blade would be put on hold while Marvel searched for a director to replace Bassam Tariq, who’d left the film, with the pre-production shutting down and filming being delayed from next mont...
Read MoreBlade Loses Its Director
The Daywalker will have to sleep a little longer. Jeff Sneider of The Ankler tweeted that Bassam Tariq, the director of Marvel’s upcoming Blade reboot, has left the film. Moments later, The Hollywood Reporter posted the story and claimed it was an exclusive – likely because Marvel and Tariq issu...
Read MoreMahershala Ali May Play Gordon in Matt Reeves’ Batman
ComicBook.com reports via Collider’s Jeff Snieder that True Detective star Mahershala Ali was Matt Reeves’ first pick for the role of Commissioner Gordon in The Batman. However, in the wake of his casting as Blade, Snieder is unsure whether the Oscar-winning actor would play multiple comic ...
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